Clinical Embryologist

Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust; Sworton Heath; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an embryology professional to perform all laboratory procedures within the Hewitt Fertility Centre, including semen analysis, sperm preparation, oocyte and embryo handling, cryopreservation and ICSI.

Successful applicants will be personable with excellent communication skills and experienced in routine embryological procedures, and will participate in weekend and on-call rotas in a state-of-the-art laboratory environment aligned with HFEA

Qualifications

• Experience performing clinical workload in an Embryology laboratory setting.
• Familiar with the HFEA Code of Practice.
• HCPC registration is essential.

Responsibilities

• Perform all laboratory procedures including semen analysis, sperm preparation, oocyte and embryo handling, cryopreservation, ICSI and time-lapse techniques.
• Embryo selection for transfer and cryopreservation.
• Participate in weekend and on-call rota.

Skills

Communication skills

Embryology procedures

On-call rota

Education

HCPC registration

Job description

To perform all laboratory procedures associated with the diagnostic and therapeutic treatment services provided by the Hewitt Fertility Centres including semen analysis, sperm preparation (including donor, and surgically retrieved testicular and epididymal sperm), oocyte and embryo handling, gamete (ejaculated and surgically retrieved sperm) and embryo cryopreservation, clinical intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), time-lapse technologies and other micromanipulation techniques. To select embryos best suited for embryo transfer and cryopreservation.

The Hewitt Fertility Centre offers as standard the latest time-lapse technologies for all patients in our state-of-the-art laboratories. Successful applicants should be personable with excellent communication skills, experienced in all routine embryological procedures and take part in a weekend and on-call rota.

Suitable applicants must have experience of performing clinical workload within an Embryology laboratory setting and be familiar with the HFEA Code of Practice. HCPC registration, previous experience of biopsy and training junior staff is an advantage, but not a necessity.

Liverpool Women's NHS FT became part ofNHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHLG)in November 2024, following the coming together with Liverpool University Hospitals NHS FT. UHLG was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide to our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, UHLG is also their local NHS, providing general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

At Liverpool Women's Hospital, each year we deliver approximately 7,500 babies, carry out around 50,000 gynaecological inpatient and outpatient procedures, care for over 1,000 poorly and premature newborns, perform around 1,000 IVF cycles, and conduct over 4,000 genetic appointments.

We believe that this, along with a strong dedication to research and innovation, makes usthespecialist health provider of choice in Europe for women, babies and families.

For roles at Liverpool University Hospitals, visit theircareers page.

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